The instructor: or, young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick, in an easier Way than any yet published; and how to qualify and Person for Business, without the Help of a Master. Instructions to write Variety of Hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters on Business or Friendship. Forms of Indentures, Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leases, Releases, &c. Also Merchants Accompts, and a short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping; with a Description of the Product, Counties, and Market-Towns in England and Wales. Together with the Carpenters Plain and Exact Rule: Shewing how to measure Carpenters, Joyners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Masons, Glasiers and Painters Work. How to undertake each Work, and at what Price; the Rates of each Commodity, and the common Wages of Journeymen; with Gunter's Line, and Coggeshall's Description of the Sliding-Rule. Likewise the Practical Gauger made Easy; the Art of Dia

People / Organizations

• George Fisher accomptant (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for James Hodges, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge, M.DCC.XL. [1740] The fifth edition revised and corrected.; ..

Added name

Rose, James, active 18th century. Gentleman and farmer's new guide.

Publication year

1740

ESTC No.

T95728

Grub Street ID

315228

Description

xii,380,[4]p.,plate ; 12°.

Note

'The gentleman and farmer's new guide' signed at end: J.R., i.e. James Rose

With two final advertisement leaves

Price from imprint: Price 2s 6d.

Uncontrolled note

This edition not in Alston